Mathias Vestergaard
Helping ambitious and good leaders build great companies with great leadership.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Work status: | Living The Dream |
| Website: | http://www.mathiasvestergaard.com |
| Industries: | Biotech, Cleantech, Computing, Education, Entertainment, Financial, Food and Drink, Gaming, Health, Information Technology, Internet, Lifestyle, Media, Mobile, Nanotech, Real Estate, Retail, Sports, Travel |
| Skills: | Business, Copy Writing, Danish, Design, Editing, English, Entrepreneurship, Languages, Leadership, Public speaking, Swedish, Web design, Writing |
| Location: | New York City |
| Groups: | START Danmark, StudieVirk |
| Visas: | Denmark, US |
| Interested in: | Advising startups, Consulting opportunities, Meeting new people, Mentoring, Offering Expertise, Providing services to startups |
| Schools: | University of Aarhus |
FULL BIO
Mathias Vestergaard (b. 1985) is one of the youngest creative thought leaders in the field of Visual Leadership. His company Ideas Are Nothing works directly with CEOs of startups and major corporations, making ambitious and transformative ideas real.
He is a featured guest and speaker at international conferences, global summits and symposiums for some of the most ambitious leaders and entrepreneurs. His work has been featured in books on personal branding, and he has been profiled in national newspapers and on radio and television.
As a founding member of Corporate Rebels United, a global movement that includes senior division executives from major international corporations like Alcatel-Lucent and SWIFT, he has set sails to change corporate culture towards more creativity and innovation. A necessity for survival in the 21st century.
While originally from Denmark him and his wife moved to New York in 2011 and promising that he would continue his work in the same field, he was offered a Green Card.
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Ideas Are Nothind |
| Position: | Creative Misfit |
| Time period: | July 2011 - Present |
| Description: | Ideas Are Nothing provides Visual Business Consulting for ambitious leaders.
Visual Business Consulting is for a CEO what a coach is for an Olympic athlete: the coach can’t win the medal but if the athlete is great and motivated the coach can help push it further. As a method it involves visual thinking as an interface between you and me, since vocal language is not good at capturing complex problems. It involves metaphors and storytelling as tools to make the complex simple. It relies on coaching techniques to allow reflection. Branding theory, Big Idea-thinking, graphic design, team facilitation, leadership, anthropology, art, food, empathy, photography and many other things are also involved when appropriate. |
EDUCATION
| University: | University of Aarhus |
| Time period: | 2007 - 2010 |
| Degree: | Information Technology / Companies, Organizations and Society, MSc |
| University: | University of Aarhus |
| Time period: | 2004 - 2008 |
| Degree: | Information Studies & cognitive semiotics, BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | Interview with designer Thom Browne (New York) in Euroman, March 2008
Fashion show reviews at Copenhagen Fashion Week F/W 09, in Dansk Daily, February 2009 |
| Patents: | none that I'm aware of... |
INFORMATION
| Memberships: | Sandbox Network |
Mathias' Startups (2)
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Johnny Revolver
Dark and masculine jewelry for men, inspired by the life of 18th century serial killer Johnny Revolver.
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Mathias' Contacts (6)
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Anders Gardhus
Master’s Bachelor’s from Aarhus University ,worked as a Consultlant at Alexandra Instituttet (Part time), currently employed at IBM as a IT Specialist and Student Assistant.
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Einar Thor
Einar Thor. 28 year old Icelander living in Copenhagen Denmark. Looking for interested people to work with.
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Lasse Chor
Founder of CkomMedia - Head of center @ UNITY - Creative wizard, entrepreneur and Beatles-fan